Some creatures undergo physical changes to allow
them to survive and adapt to different natural conditions
at different times. This process is known as metamorphosis.
People with insufficient knowledge of biology and evolutionist
claims also sometimes try to portray the process as evidence
for the theory of evolution. Those sources which cite metamorphosis
as "an example of evolution" are superficial, narrow-based
works of propaganda which seek to mislead those who do not
possess sufficient information on the subject, juvenile evolutionists,
or a few ignorant Darwinist biology teachers. Scientists who
are considered experts on evolution, and who thus know more
about the dilemmas and contradictions inherent in the theory,
hesitate to even refer to this ridiculous claim. That is because
they know how senseless it isÖ

Some creatures that undergo
metamorphosis: the frog, the butterfly, the bee, the
mosquito.

Butterflies, flies, and bees are some of the
best-known creatures that undergo metamorphosis. Frogs, which
start life in water and then live on land, are another example.
This has nothing to do with evolution, because the theory
tries to account for the differentiation between living things
in terms of chance mutations. Metamorphosis, however, bears
no similarity at all to that claim, being a pre-planned process
which has nothing to do with mutation or chance. It is not
chance that brings metamorphosis about, but genetic data which
are built-in in the creature from the moment it is born. The
frog, for example, possesses the genetic information to allow
it to live on land while it is still living underwater. Even
while still a larva, the mosquito possesses the genetic information
regarding its pupa and adult states. The same thing applies
to all creatures that undergo metamorphosis.

Metamorphosis is evidence for creation

People who try to portray metamorphosis as "evidence
of evolution" know nothing about biology and the theory
of evolution. Metamorphosis is a "planned change" encoded
inside genetic information, and bears no similarity
to evolution, which means "coincidental change." Metamorphosis
is an example of "irreducible complexity," and is evidence
that disproves evolution.

Recent scientific research into metamorphosis
has shown that it is a complex process controlled by different
genes. As regards the metamorphosis of the frog, for instance,
the relevant processes in the tail alone are controlled by
more than a dozen genes. This means that this process comes
about thanks to several components working together. This
is a biological process that bears the feature of "irreducible
complexity," which shows that metamorphosis is proof of creation.

Prof. Michael Behe

"Irreducible complexity" is
a concept that has been given its place in the scientific
literature by Professor Michael Behe, a biochemist who is
known for his research proving the invalidity of the theory
of evolution. What it means is that complex organs and systems
function by the working together of all the component parts
that make them up, and that if even the smallest part ceases
to function, so will the whole organ or system. It is impossible
for such complex structures to have emerged by chance, with
tiny changes over time, as the theory of evolution maintains.
That is what happens in metamorphosis. The process of metamorphosis
happens through exceedingly sensitive balances and timings
in hormones which are in turn affected by different genes.
The creature will pay for even the tiniest error with its
life. It is impossible to believe that such a complex process
could have come about by chance and by stages. Since even
a tiny error will cost the animal its life, it is impossible
to speak in terms of a "trial and error mechanism," or natural
selection, as evolutionists maintain. No creature can hang
around for millions of years waiting for its missing components
to come about by chance.

Bearing this fact in mind, it is also apparent
that the subject constitutes no evidence at all for evolution,
as some people who are ill-informed about metamorphosis assume
it to do. On the contrary, when the complexity of the process
and the systems that control it are taken into consideration,
animals which undergo metamorphosis can be seen to be clear
evidence for creation.